Opponents of coal seam gas exploration and fracking might be about to get a new ally in the form of the Uniting Church. Delegates will gather for the church's State Council meeting in Sydney today to vote on whether coal seam gas and coal mining projects should be blacklisted for Church investment. ...

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Tasmania has decided to ban for five years the practice of hydraulic to extract gas, in order to protect its reputation for producing fresh, premium and safe produce". Coincidentally, a new documentary called Frackman, which claims fracking causes adverse health reactions and poses risks to ...

Western Australia's shale gas industry is in its infancy but a large public backlash is already brewing. A number of farming communities and towns in WA's mid-west region are declaring themselves 'gasfield-free' in a bid to stop the shale gas industry in its tracks. The industry says hydraulic ...

Top scientific experts have warned of significant uncertainties arising from a massive coal seam gas expansion proposal in Queensland. The ABC has obtained a report from the Federal Government's Independent Expert Scientific Committee, which flags a worrying lack of information in Santos' ...